[Fins]

Here's a dumb omaha question and I can't believe it hasn't come up before mostly I guess because the gypsy game I play in has no low qualifier...

Is there a low hand given a board like...



Also, to qualify for low must your hand be better (i.e. lower) than 8,7,6,5,4?
If so, that means if the lowest hand was 7, 5, 4, 2s, 2h it wouldn't qualify & high hand scoops?
Just to make sure I have this right, the board _AND_ your hand must qualify for low?

Thanks.

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by Fins

Here's a dumb omaha question and I can't believe it hasn't come up before mostly I guess because the gypsy game I play in has no low qualifier...

Is there a low hand given a board like...



Also, to qualify for low must your hand be better (i.e. lower) than 8,7,6,5,4?
If so, that means if the lowest hand was 7, 5, 4, 2s, 2h it wouldn't qualify & high hand scoops?
Just to make sure I have this right, the board _AND_ your hand must qualify for low?

Thanks.

the board doesn't need to qualify. the board needs to have 3 cards 8 or lower for there to be a possible low, since you MUST play 3 cards from the board.

and you are correct that a pair of twos is not a qualifying low hand. the worst possible low is indeed 87654

[hunterking]

Originally Posted by Fins

Here's a dumb omaha question and I can't believe it hasn't come up before mostly I guess because the gypsy game I play in has no low qualifier...

Is there a low hand given a board like...

nope, no low hand is possible with that flop

Originally Posted by Fins

Also, to qualify for low must your hand be better (i.e. lower) than 8,7,6,5,4?

8,7,6,5,4 counts as a low hand, as well as anything lower

Originally Posted by Fins

If so, that means if the lowest hand was 7, 5, 4, 2s, 2h it wouldn't qualify & high hand scoops?

that doesn't qualify as a low hand because of the pair of 2's

Originally Posted by Fins

Just to make sure I have this right, the board _AND_ your hand must qualify for low?

not sure what you mean, but the board needs only to have 3 low cards, none of them paired...

basically, a low hand can be any combination of 5 cards A thru 8 with no pairs (straights and flushes are inconsequential)
so, the best low hand is A2345, and the worst is 45678. also A3456 beats 23456, etc....

hunter

[MeridianFC]

The simple rule for low is the board must have 3 unpaired cards of 8 or lower rank for a low to even be possible.

Obviously your hand must contain two cards of 8 or lower rank that does not pair any of those cards.

[R Deckard]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

the board doesn't need to qualify. the board needs to have 3 cards 8 or lower for there to be a possible low,

Three cards 8 or lower of different ranks, just to be perfectly clear. So even though there are three cards less than 8, your A77TJ board cannot make anyone a qualifying low hand.

[Fins]

Thanks everyone... just wanted to make sure.

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by R Deckard

Three cards 8 or lower of different ranks, just to be perfectly clear.

sure sure, of different ranks.

...if you wanna be picky

[R Deckard]

Sheesh, look at all of us anal-yzers jumping on this topic like ravenous dogs!

[burnvalley]

The easiest way to figure out the lowest hand is put the cards in sequential order from high to low then treat everyones hand as a number and the lowest 5 digit non-digit repeating number wins.

[jojobinks]

Originally Posted by burnvalley

The easiest way to figure out the lowest hand is put the cards in sequential order from high to low then treat everyones hand as a number and the lowest 5 digit non-digit repeating number wins.

wow that IS easy!